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“Cynthia Hamar is a folk musician who composes music that is menacing, powerful, and contemplative” (Music Arena Gh, 2022); an Alberta-born Métis singer-songwriter with four studio albums and another set to be released March 2025. Hamar completed a Bachelor of Music at MacEwan University in 2023 with distinction, majoring in Recording and Production. Cynthia was the recipient of the Victor-Osten Performing Arts Award (2022) as well as the winner of the 2021 Bent River Records Songwriting Competition and represented MacEwan as a performer at their 50-year celebration. Recently, Hamar received a sponsorship from Sound Scientific Inc. to showcase the “Rezacore” (www.rezacore.ca).

Cynthia Hamar’s last album, “Joint & Marrow,” was produced by Paul Johnston and featured acclaimed session musicians Chris Andrews, Jamie Cooper, and Paul Johnston, as well as Toronto producer and guitarist Joel Schwartz. Joint & Marrow was released on Neon Moon Records in September 2022, charting on earshot! The National Top 50 Chart, earshot! The National Folk/Roots/Blues Chart, receiving spins on CBC and finishing the year off at #26 on CKUA’s top 100 for 2022, earning a nomination for the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2024 as Indigenous Songwriter of the Year.

Hamar’s upcoming album, “The Wind The Wood”, backed by Edmonton Arts Council and the Alberta Foundation of the Arts and is set to begin rollout in Fall 2025 with a couple of tasty surprises.

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Short Bio- 2025

“One of those rare artists whose authenticity overwhelms you”

-Phantom Power Music

“A vocalist who’s uniquely her own”

“World class writing and performance.”

-Send Me Your Ears

“There’s a little country, a little soul, and lots of heart.”

"really does take easy listening to a whole new level in a way that is different and intriguing"